Author Archives: Doug Dangler

About Doug Dangler

Current: Host of Craft on WCBE, 90.5 FM, central Ohio's NPR station. Former: creator, host, and producer of Writers Talk

Junk: It’s not what you think

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Junk. Most likely it’s what you think you need to throw away. But for the organizers of Junk Bash, it’s something to be treasured. According to Mercantile Fairs Director of Operations and Outreach Suzanne Perreault, Junk Bash brings together people with … Continue reading →

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Author and filmmaker e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Doug Dangler

When author and documentary filmmaker e.E. Charlton-Trujillo decided to go on a book tour a few years ago, she also took along all the equipment to make a video. This was second nature to her because of her experience, but … Continue reading →

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Professor John Beacom Gives Us All Security Clearance

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Neutrinos. Those weird little particles you might remember from physics class. No charge, smaller than electrons, but incredibly fast. What good are they? Ohio State Professor of Physics John Beacom knows the value of neutrinos and he talks about them … Continue reading →

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The Sun Never Sets

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Here’s a fun little tale all about nationalism, sports, and Oscar Wilde. Huge thank you to Columbus actor supreme Christina Yoho, who not only knocked the voices out of the park but also started this rolling by asking me to write … Continue reading →

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Essayist Phillip Lopate returns to exploration of family

Posted on February 28, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Parents are complicated. Over a lifetime, children watch them transition from the infallible arbiters of childhood into the frail collection of ailments endemic to old age. Phillip Lopate’s mother was an exceptionally complicated person. Two decade ago, Lopate interviewed her … Continue reading →

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The surprising inspiration for Andrew Wyeth’s Christina’s World

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Imagine you’re a painter. Beyond needing natural talent, hard work, and technique, how do you find a subject? If you’re Andrew Wyeth, creator of the famous 1948 painting Christina’s World (below), you get lucky, kind of, in that your subject … Continue reading →

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Matthew Sullivan: How learning about the ocean’s tiniest creature helps humans

Posted on February 10, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Ever wonder how many kinds of fish are in the sea? That’s easy compared to the task for the international Tara Oceans Expedition: what kinds of microorganisms infect those fish and other marine life? The three-year mission of Tara was to sample … Continue reading →

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Jonathan Byrd: From bed springs to the world’s stages

Posted on February 8, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Ever lie under a bed as a kid, hiding from adults or siblings, looking for something to do? Jonathan Byrd did. But unlike many other kids, he started to play the bed springs, one weird ‘”plonk” after another in a … Continue reading →

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The Prometheus Protocol

Posted on February 1, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Ever listen to a meditation or relaxation recording and wonder, “What do they really tell me while I’m relaxing? What if it’s something bad? How do I know I can trust being relaxed?” Yeah, maybe I’m a little paranoid. I … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew: Julie Rubini and Marilyn Greenwald

Posted on January 21, 2017 by Doug Dangler

Many of us grew up reading the Hardy Boys (me) or Nancy Drew, wondering who Franklin W. Dixon and Carolyn Keene were and how they could write so many books. Julie Rubini and Marilyn Greenwald had the same questions and did some … Continue reading →

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